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Hazleton, PA vs Wilkes-Barre, PA

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Highlights
- Wilkes-Barre has 17.3% less rainy days than Hazleton.
- Wilkes-Barre has 1.1% less Sunny Days than Hazleton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Wilkes-Barre scores 4.5% better than Hazleton
 Hazleton, PAWilkes-Barre, PAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4238
 Snowfall47  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock128106
 Sunny179  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5482443
Reviews for Hazleton    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I saw that arts and culture is a listed con for this city. This is simply untrue. This city has a great up and coming Arts  More

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As a longtime resident of the Hazleton Area, I can tell you it is one of the worst places to live in this country and I am sorry that I didn't run the second I graduated  More

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here you can go shopping or you can go to the lakes, not a lot other things to do. locals like to go hunting dear, ride motorcycles. a good thing is that you can drive  More

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Reviews for Wilkes-Barre    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I had the privilege of being born and raised here in Wilkes-Barre. Unfortunately, the town has deteriorated tremendously. I shall list pros vs.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Wilkes-Barre was a wonderful place to go to college. With two schools near each other (King's College and Wilkes College) the atmosphere was exciting. The city of itself  More

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